Father and son

In the film essay, a son is in search of his own history, which is deeply influenced by the person and history of his father, the famous psycho-analyst Alexander Mitscherlich, who dies in 1982. The analytical attempt always remains very personal and intimate: ambivalence and doubt, tenderness and consideration, anxiety, pain and ruthlessness in permanent motion. Subtle irony enables Thomas Mitscherlich to do his essay in a playful, honest way. Two sets of questions arise here: 1.How far can an individual use public funds or public airwaves to expose his or her very personal inner feelings? 2.Could this program be shown on commercial networks? Are there “types” of programs, a “class system” for television networks?